April

“Oh yeah! My [insert family member, friend of a friend, or child]’s has Autism!” Usually some variation of this sentence is stated when a person talks with me about being a music therapist and asking what populations I work with. Virtually everyone knows someone with Autism, and it’s often a direct family member. Most people […]

I, Allison Shipp, have a disability. You cannot see it by looking at me; I don’t require a wheelchair to get around or need special technology to read my mail. However, my disability impacts me daily. It is a part of who I am as a person, even if it is invisible to most around […]